2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS Owners Manual

first read and note the
mtroductory information
and hee d the on
page 276.
There
are limit s to the load any ve­
hicl e
or any tire can carry. A vehicle
that is ov erlo ad ed will not h andle
well and is more diffi cult to stop.
Overloading
can d am age impor­
tant parts of the ve hicle.
loading can also lead to blowout,
s
udden lo ss of press ure or other
tire failur e that can cause loss of
control.
Your safety and the safety of your
passengers depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex­
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev­
e rybody
and everything in and on
the ve hicl e. These load limit s are
technically refe rr
ed to as the ve­
hicl
e's Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR).
The GVWR includes the weight of
the bas ic vehicle , a ll factory-in­
s tall
ed and other accessories, a full
tank of fu el, oil, coo lant and other
fluids
plus m aximum load. The
maximum load includes the
Cor e,
size designation
Wheel rim diamete r and widt h.
number of passengers that the ve­
hicl e is
intended to carry (seating
capacity) with an assumed weight
of
ft m),
c
ombine d towin g weight (vehicle
plus trail er) must b e reduced by
for eve ry

(includin g the weight of a trailer
hit ch and the tongue weig
ht of the
loaded trailer) is also limit ed. More
p asse ngers, or passengers who are
h eavier than the ass
umed
a vehicle can cause
lo ss of vehicle control, a crash or
other accident, serious personal
injury, a
nd even death.
Carrying more weight than
your vehicle was designed to
carry will prevent
the vehicle
from handling properly
and in­
crease
the risk of the loss ofve­
hicle control.

Determining the correct load limit
Please firs t read and note the introductory all ve hicle occupants and lu ggage or other ve hicl e inrormation and heed the pay loa ds. Neve r overload the ve hicle! on page 276.
Do no t over loa d tir es. The rollowi ng example trat es how to dete rm in e the combined we ight or
Load Limit:
1. Locate the statem ent
XXX KG XXX
on your ve hicle's placard (tire inflation pressure la b el)
lb s (5 x =
lb s.)
5. De
termine the combined weight of lu ggage and cargo being
loaded on the ve hicl e. That weight m ay not safely exceed the
ava
ilabl e cargo and lu ggage load capacity calculated in
maintenance

Parts, accessories, repairs and modifications
lowing:
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ports and accessories .. ....... .... , . , . . . . . . . . .
Operating fluids and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repai rs and technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notice about data recorded by vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using o cellular phone in a motor vehicle when it is not c o nne cte d to the vehicle te lephone antenna . .
points for the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inappropriate spare parts and accessorie s as w ell as improperly performed work, tions and repairs can cause ve hicl e damage, cidents and serious personal injuries.
Volkswagen strongl y recomm ends to only use accessories approved by Volkswagen and Genuine Volkswagen These parts and cessories have been evaluated by Volk swagen for their s uitability, reliabilit y and safety.
Break-in period
first read and note the introductory
o n page303.
No te applicab le re quirem ents for breaking in new parts.
Breaking in a new e ngin e
A n
ew en gin e must be caref ully broke n in during the fir st kilo m ete rs). During the
fir st few h ours o f dri vin g, th e e ngine's intern al
kilomet ers) will also affect th e e ng in e quality. Even after th is time -and especially w ith co ld engine­
drive the ve hicle at moderate en gin e speeds in
o rd er to reduce en gin e wear and to incre ase the
care and maint enanc e
Have repairs and vehicle modifica tions
rized Volkswag en dealers and authorized swagen Service Facilities have the required tool s, diagnostic equipment, repair tion, and trai ned personnel.
Only install parts on the ve hicl e that are
Never sto re, mount or attach objects, such as cup or p hone hold ers, on or next to the a irbag module covers or within the airbags
Only use wheel rim I tire combinations proved by Volk swagen for the respecti ve vehicle
mileage the engi ne can co ve r. Do not drive at gine speed s w hi ch are to o low. Always downshif t if the e ngin e is no longer running For the fir st kilometers):
Do no t use full throttle .
Do not drive the ve hicl e at more than 2/3 of the
top en gine s peed.
Do n o t to w trailer.
From to miles km): m ay be in creased to maximum sibl e road and en g in e speed.
New tire s and brake pads
New tires and rep lacing pag e 276
page 192

Breaking in a ne w e ngin e gent ly , wiU in crease serv ice and reduce oil
first re ad and note the introductory informat ion and heed th e WAHNINGS on page303.
Volkswag en recommend s th at you con sult an th ori zed Volksw age n d eale r or authori zed
sori es. sp are part s or other equipm ent. Alway s do so you wan t to in stall additional acc esso ries or re pla ce part s. authori zed Volkswa gen dealer
o r authorize d Volksw agen Service Facilit y ca n vide
first read and no te the introductory inf ormation and heed the on
fluid s and equipment undergo tinu ous deve lopment, in cluding timing belts,
tir es, engin e coo lant s. e ngin e oils, as well as spark
plu gs and vehicle batt eries. Th erefo re, have ating and equipm ent changed b y an rized Volksw agen dea le r o r auth orize d Volkswagen
Service Facility. Volkswagen dealers and Serv ice Faciliti es are alway s up-to -dat e rega rding new
Improp er u se or operating and equipment can cause a cciden ts, se riou s personal injurie s, burns and/or poi soning.
To reduce the ri sk or poi soning, never use
empty ro od or beve rage conta iners that might
mislead someone into drinking
Always keep vehicl e care products out or the r e ach or c hildren.
Always read and heed all th e in struction s and all WARNINGS on the package befor e usin g hicle care produ cts.
maintenance
Improper ve hicle modification s and repair s
ries.
Neve r attach anything, including accessories example , cup holders or te lephone bra cke ts)
to the airbag covers or within the airbag
Obje cts on or near the surfa ce where airba gs
are loca ted can come loo se and cause serious personal injury if the airbag
When u sing products that give off harmful alway s work outdoors or in well la te d are a .
Never use
hicl e care. They are poisonou s and hi ghl y
Note
refill with suitable operating When ch anging or topping off sure that you pour the fluid s into the correct ca use seriou s
m alfun ction s and engin e damage! Under no cum stances should you mix up operating Otherwi se seri ous malfun ction s and en gi ne damage can occ ur!
Acce ssori es and other things install ed in front of th e coo ling air intake s impair the of the en g in e coo lant. The engin e can ove rheat under high ambient temperatures or under high
e n gin e loads!
Leakin g operating can pollut e the en -vironment. Collect leak ing operat ing fluid s in suitable cont ain ers and d is po se of th em

Repairs and
information and heed the on page
to elec tronic components and re lat ed
softwar e can cause malfunctio ns. Th ese ti ons can als o dir ectly affec t o ther sys tem s nec ted to th e component. In other words. the hicl e's operational safe ty can b e seriously di ze d, in cre ased vehicl e compon ent wea r can occur.
Volkswagen recommends hav in g all repairs and
t ec hni cal perfo rmed by an rize d Volkswage n deale r or a ut horized Se rvice Facility using Genuin e Volkswagen
Improperly performed repairs and tions can cause vehicle damage and
and vehicle modification s done by an authorized Volk swage n dea ler or
Repairs and other things that can affect Advanced Airbag performance
information and heed th e on page
Hepairs and modifica tions of front bumpers .
door s, fron t seats , headlin ers and the ch ass is can affec t prop er airbag performan ce and sho uld be
performe d b y an auth orize d Volksw agen dealer or
a ut horiz ed Volk swage n Serv ice
oftheairbagsys te m ca n b e damaged
durin g removal, a sse mbly and re p air activities on
th e air bag syste m itse lf or related compon ent s.
Dam age to air bag part s can prevent the system
f ro m wor king properly in a collision .
the ve hicl e's su sp en sio n sys tem can ch a nge the way th e airbag syste m work s in a
c ras h. For example, usin g t ire-rim combinatio ns
n o t approved by Volkswagen, lowering the vehicl e,
c h a nging th e stiffn ess of th e su sp ensio n. includ ing
the springs. su spension struts, sh oc k ab so rbers
e tc. ca n ch a nge the forces th a t are mea su re d by the
airbag senso rs a nd
sent to the electro nic control fur increa se the force leve ls mea sure d b y th e senso rs and m ake th e ai rbag system depl oy in cras hes in
whic h it would not deploy if the changes had no t
been made. kind s of c h anges may reduce
vent th e airba g from dep loy ing w hen it sh o uld.
Neve r install suspension components that do not have th e same performan ce tics as the components originall y in stalled on your vehicl e.
Neve r use tire-rim combinati ons th at h ave
not been approved by Volkswa gen.
Leaving the optional safety belt extender tach ed to the safety belt buckle on the front se nger seat w he n the safety belt is not be ing
us ed prev ent the Advanced Airbag System
from working properly and can in crease the risk of serious personal injury in a co llision .
Always remove the safety belt extender when it is not needed and stow it safely.

Never usc extender to sec ure
a chil d restraint.
Neve r usc a safety ex tender on your
motive part s store.
Neve r usc the safety exte nder you
obtained for your vehicl e for an y other ve hicl e,
r egardless of make, model, or model year.
It em s
store d between the safety
trol unit and prevent
Alwa ys mak e sure t hat nothing can interfere with the safety
needed or deploying an unexpect­edly:
Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of the ai rbag sys tem.
All work on the steering whee l, instrume nt panel, fr ont scats or elec trical sys te m (in cl uding the installa tion of audio equip m ent, cellular te lephones and radio s, e tc .) should b e formed b y authorized Volkswagen dealers or thorized Volkswagen Service Faci lities. They have tl1c necessary manuals, tra inin g, and
All work on the ai rbag sys te m should also b e done by an Vo lk swag en d ealer o r
The alrbag system can b e ac tivated only
once. After an airbag has innatcd, it mus t b e placed.
o nl y o rigin al equipment airbags proved by Vol kswage n. Ha ve them installed by a
t ra ined technicia n who has the neces sa ry tool s
and d iagnosti c equi pm ent to properly rep lace
a n y a irba g in your vehicl e and ass ure sys tem fectiveness in a cras h.
Never permit sa lvaged or r ecycled airbags to
b e in stalle d in vehicle.
Care, cleaning, maintenance
Note-----
Leaving the extender attached to the sa fe ty belt
buck le whe n th e front seat is occu pied and the
ty belt is not being used will signa l to the airbag trol unit that the front passenger scat is occ upied
and that the safety belt is being use d. The e lectro ni c control unit fo r th e airbag system will then rece ive inco rre ct inf ormation that will -cau se the sa fety
ter in co llis ions in which the fro nt airb ag would
othe rwise be triggered earlier to help protect an
unr estrained front scat passenge r.
A pr etcnsio ncr th at h as depl oyed cannot be p air ed . Th e entir e safe ty belt mu st b e rep lace d.
Note
If th e safe ty belt extender is left attached to
th e safe ty belt buckle , the safety belt warning
sys tem will sense that the safe ty be lt for that seat is being used. T he warning light will no t com e
o n and th e warning will not sound even though th e scat is occupied and th e safe ty be lt i s
not being use d.
air bag module s and sio ne rs arc cla ssifie d as Pe rchlora te Mate ria l -special hand ling ma y apply. all le ga l quir em ent s regardi ng handlin g and dis po sal of th ese compone nts-see wlvw.dtsc.ca.gov/ha.zardouswas te/pcrchlom tc. all applicable legal requirements w hen
scmppi ng the vehicle or parts of its res tra int
sys te m , including airbag modules and safet y belts
w ith prctcnsio ne rs. A uthori zed Volk swage n
d ea lers and authori zed Volkswagen Service facili­
t ies arc familiar with the requirements, and we yo u have them perform thi s se rvice for

CB radio equipment
firs t r ea d an d no te the introducto ry
o n
dit ions:
in stalle d outs id e antenna.
Maximum tra nsmi ssio n powe r watts.
dev ice cove rage can only be assure d
w he n an out side a nt enna is p roperl y in stall ed.
w ith an authoriz e d Volksw age n deale r o r
a u thori z e d Volk swage n Serv ice Facility if you
would like t o use a radi o w ith t ransmissio n p owe r higher than wa tts. A uth orize d Volkswage n
d eale rs and a uth o ri ze d Volkswage n Service tie s are fam iliar w ith tec hni cal possib iliti es for th e
in stallatio n of aftermark e t equipme n t o r can
lega l requir em ent s as well as
Lo ose o r improperly installed radio equipment
ca n be thrown around the pass e n ger m ent during sudden driving or braking vers or a crash and c ause seriou s pe rsonal
U sing a radio device in the ve hicle without nection to an outside antenna can e xcee d tromagneti c radiation threshold s. T hi s a ls o
erly .
fir st rea d and no te the introduc tory
on
pos e o f cap turin g data for re tri eval after an
loadin g of d ata stored b y E DHs in stalle d in hicle fo r th e exp re s s purpo se o f re tri ev ing data
afte r an accide nt or cra sh ev ent with ou t th e
o w ne r's co nsent.
cor e and maint enanc e
Althoug h your ve hicl e is not equipped with a n
EDH, it i s equippe d with a numbe r o f e le c troni c
co ntrol modul es for variou s vehicl e sys te m s, su ch
a s e ng in e m anage ment , e mi ssion control, ai rbag s, and sa fe ty
Th es e ele c tro nic c ontrol m odules a ls o re c o rd data
duri ng no rm al v eh icle operation fo r diagno sti c
an d repair purp os es. T heir re cordin g capabili ty is
limit ed to data (no sound is re cord ed). a
small amo un t of da ta is ac tually reco rded ove r a
v ery lim ited period o f time, or store d when a syste m fault is dete c te d b y a control m odul e. S o m e of th e da ta sto re d m ay rela te to vehicl e s pee d, re cti o n, or braking, as w ell as re straint syste m use and p erform ance in the ev ent of a cras h. Store d
d ata can o nl y be read and down loa ded with cia l